The Disciple-Making Pastor: Leading Others on the Journey of Faith, revised and expanded ed.

by Bill Hull

Publisher:

Baker

, 2007

Overview

Christ commanded the church to make disciples, to produce people who love and obey God, bear fruit, and live with joy. The crisis at the heart of the church is that we often pay lip service to making disciples, but we seldom put much effort behind doing it. For the pastor who is ready to put words into action, The Disciple-Making Pastor offers the inspiration and practical know-how to do so.

Bill Hull shows pastors the obstacles they will face, what disciples really look like, the pastor’s role in producing them, and the practices that lead to positive change. He also offers a six-step coaching process to help new disciples grow in commitment and obedience, and practical ideas to integrate disciple-making into the fabric of the church.

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Key Features

• Provides a coaching process to help new disciples grow
• Offers practical ideas to integrate disciple-making into the church
• Shows pastors the obstacles they will face

Contents

• The Need
• The Conflict
• The Product
• The Role of a Disciple-Making Pastor
• The Understanding of a Disciple-Making Pastor
• The Commitment of a Disciple-Making Pastor
• The Practices of a Disciple-Making Pastor
• The Pastor as Coach
• Making It Work in the Local Church

Top Highlights

“The church exists for mission. The church lives by mission as fire exists by oxygen. The church does not exist for itself.” (Page 20)

“Jesus described a disciple as one who abides in Him, is obedient, bears fruit, glorifies God, has joy, and loves (see John 15:7–17).” (Page 21)

“Obedience to the Great Commission hinges on the three qualifiers: an intentional plan that defines and trains disciples, a commitment to reproduction by training in evangelism with accountability, and a commitment to multiplication by special training in order to produce disciple-making leaders. These are the bare bones of obedience to the Great Commission; anything less is sin.” (Page 71)

“The church continues to try to reach the world without making disciples.” (Page 12)

“Taking the Great Commission seriously means the church leaders themselves are evangelists. They share their faith; they make disciples. As a matter of fact, they were only considered for leadership because of their years of service as disciple makers. Their main ministry still is disciple making. They have placed it at the heart of the church and do the most important thing in communicating its value; they model it.” (Page 46)

Praise for the Print Edition

Every decade a few books are written which clearly define the critical issues, masterfully present the biblical truths, and radically challenge traditional approaches. The Disciple-Making Pastor is such a book! . . . I highly recommend it.

—Dann Spader, founder and director, Sonlife Ministries

If we are going to see Christians in this country reflect Christ’s values, we need to get back to serious biblical discipleship. The pastor is the key to this effort. Bill Hull’s book is the best work I’ve read on this issue. It is must reading for every pastor and seminary student in our land.

—Ron Jenson, cofounder and emeritus chairman, Future Achievement International

Carefully guides pastors through a reevaluation of their function and priorities so that they can ‘reshape the face of pastoral ministry’ and become disciple-making pastors who ignite the church to action.

—Jim Westgate, executive director, Church Ministries Department, Evangelical Free Church of America

Nothing is more important in a disciple-making book than the quality of the life of the disciple who wrote it. Observing the humility and growth in Bill Hull’s life these past 10 years freed me to recommend this valuable book to you. As he confirms, ‘It is more important to be a disciple than to have a plan to make disciples.’ Don’t miss the Further Reflections sections—they demonstrate a keen perspective on the Christian community today.

—Bruce McNicol, president, Leadership Catalyst

Product Details

• Title: The Disciple-Making Pastor: Leading Others on the Journey of Faith
• Author: Bill Hull
• Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church growth; Pastoral theology; Clergy › Office
• ISBNs: 9781441257024, 9780801066221, 1441257020, 0801066220
• Resource ID: LLS:DSCPLMKNGPSTRLD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:22:56Z

About Bill Hull

Bill Hull is a discipleship evangelist. His passion is to help the church return to its disciple-making roots. This God-given desire has manifested itself in 20 years of serving in pastoral service and authoring 25 books, including Jesus Christ Disciplemaker, The Disciple-Making Pastor, and The Disciple-Making Church. Bill speaks about discipleship around the world to both congregations and leaders. He is also a co-founder of The Bonhoeffer Project (www.thebonhoefferproject.com), a group of nationally known thought leaders championing a “new” gospel-that which Jesus taught-saying that those who are called to salvation are called to discipleship. Bill and his wife, Jane, make their home in Long Beach, California, and are the parents of two grown sons.